English
ananthous
Ananthous comes from Ancient Greek ἀνανθής ‘flowerless’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνανθήςananthḗs‘flowerless’
- Englishtodayananthous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνανθήςananthḗs‘flowerless’
- Englishtodayananthous
Equivalent to an- + -anthous
Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on, onto’
Proto-Germanic *ana- ‘on’
Proto-West Germanic *ana- ‘Forming verbs and adjectives from participles…’
English an-
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀνανθής
Today it means
adj Destitute of flowers; flowerless, nonflowering
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀνανθής / ananthous